EuroBasket Women 1997

EuroBasket 1997 Women
26th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
Dates6–15 June
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Lithuania (1st title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1997 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1997, was the 26th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Hungary and took place from 6 June to 15 June 1997. Lithuania won the gold medal and Slovakia the silver medal while Germany won the bronze.

Qualification

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 6 0 574 419
2 Finland 6 5 1 554 447
3 Belgium 6 4 2 542 408
4 Slovenia 6 3 3 449 463
5 Denmark 5 2 4 453 473
6 Georgia 6 1 5 444 516
7 Scotland 6 0 6 275 565
Bosnia and H. 101–90 98–78 100–52 88–76 92–70 95–53
Finland 89–77 79–69 87–77 112–78 97–45
Belgium 92–71 95–59 78–63 122–28
Slovenia 77–74 94–77 86–41
Denmark 84–74 83–52
Georgia 82–56
Scotland

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Bulgaria 7 6 1 542 455
2 Israel 7 6 1 586 462
3 Greece 7 5 2 579 393
4 Belarus 7 5 2 628 508
5 Albania 7 4 4 524 567
6 Switzerland 7 2 5 475 615
7 Ireland 7 1 6 416 561
8 Austria 7 0 7 456 644
Bulgaria 81–70 67–64 75–58 99–57 80–63 88–56
Israel 66–65 84–73 100–58 89–70 80–56 97–59
Greece 86–77 73–52 101–52 86–29 104–50
Belarus 87–52 102–78 96–82 84–50 109–76
Albania 96–74 93–71 89–72
Switzerland 67–62 73–72
Ireland 84–71
Austria

Group C

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Poland 7 7 0 629 441
2 Sweden 7 5 2 478 382
3 Portugal 7 4 3 447 414
4 Netherlands 7 4 3 492 414
5 Turkey 7 4 3 470 437
6 Latvia 7 3 4 547 445
7 England 7 1 6 398 492
8 Azerbaijan 7 0 7 275 711
Poland 84–71 74–66 74–68 83–68 96–82 90–52 128–34
Sweden 61–43 56–53 60–59 67–50 95–21
Portugal 62–60 70–57 57–49 91–42
Netherlands 42–40 84–69 80–63 105–50
Turkey 72–68 67–61 74–59 92–54
Latvia 71–58 87–43 118–37
England 82–37
Azerbaijan

Second stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Slovakia 5 5 0 409 289
2 Russia 5 4 1 426 307
3 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 354 375
4 Romania 5 2 3 298 346
5 Portugal 5 1 4 290 360
6 Sweden 5 0 5 302 402
Slovakia 82–81 81–54 62–57 90–47 94–49
Russia 92–66 79–41 83–60 91–58
Yugoslavia 81–69 68–59 85–74
Romania 63–59 68–65
Portugal 64–56
Sweden

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Czech Republic 5 4 1 419 417
2 Lithuania 5 3 2 436 421
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 3 2 426 405
4 France 5 3 2 396 387
5 Finland 5 2 3 424 434
6 Poland 5 0 5 387 424
Czech Republic 85–82 101–88 88–85 75–73
Lithuania 88–81 75–74 98–79
Bosnia and H. 85–73 96–80 76–73
France 89–70 72–70 88–87
Finland 102–93 87–85
Poland

Group C

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Spain 5 4 1 425 332
2 Germany 5 3 2 379 386
3 Moldova 5 3 2 354 382
4 Bulgaria 5 2 3 354 373
5 Croatia 5 2 3 372 362
6 Israel 5 1 4 345 394
Spain 95–62 95–62 81–73 83–52
Germany 75–58 82–76 87–70
Moldova 80–62 69–68 85–82
Bulgaria 75–63 68–67
Croatia 83–71 87–73
Israel 74–71

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket Women 1997 squads

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Lithuania 5 4 1 394 368
2 Spain 5 3 2 382 361
3 Germany 5 3 2 389 373
4 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 378 388
5 Ukraine 5 2 3 377 380
6 Czech Republic 5 0 5 366 416
Lithuania 78–67 75–67 73–70 89–82
Spain 86–71 72–62 82–78
Germany 72-71 92–88 85–65
Yugoslavia 82–79 74–73 84–69
Ukraine 81–67 76–72
Czech Republic

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Slovakia 5 4 1 350 309
2 Russia 5 3 2 357 328
3 Hungary 5 3 2 357 341
4 Moldova 5 2 3 334 357
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 3 368 370
6 Italy 5 1 4 324 385
Slovakia 81–73 70–55 64–53 81–55
Russia 75–66 68–53 66–52
Hungary 73–54 76–75 73–67
Moldova 79–75 72–68
Bosnia and H. 76–75 97–79
Italy 70–69

Final stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Lithuania68
 
 
 
 Moldova53
 
 Lithuania78
 
 
 
 Germany77
 
 Russia57
 
 
 
 Germany74
 
 Lithuania 72
 
 
 
 Slovakia62
 
 Slovakia66
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia57
 
 Slovakia81
 
 
 
 Hungary55 Third place
 
 Spain70
 
 
 
 Hungary84
 
 Germany 86
 
 
 Hungary61
 


 1997 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Lithuania
First title

Placement stages

 
First roundFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Moldova73
 
 
 
 Russia76
 
 Russia 77
 
 
 
 Spain82
 
 Yugoslavia47
 
 
 Spain71
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Moldova 66
 
 
 Yugoslavia56
 
First roundNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ukraine75
 
 
 
 Italy73
 
 Ukraine 76
 
 
 
 Czech Republic90
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina62
 
 
 Czech Republic91
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy 71
 
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina64

Final standings

Place Team PE
Lithuania 4
Slovakia 2
Germany 11
4 Hungary 8
5 Spain 4
6 Russia 3
7 Moldova 1
8 Yugoslavia 2
9 Czech Republic 2
10 Ukraine 9
11 Italy 9
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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